by Graham Fitzgibbon | Feb 6, 2019 | Briefings
Trump’s Cynical Demonization of Latinos We begin with a response to President Trump’s State Of The Union in which he appeared to be laying the groundwork for declaring a national emergency to build his border wall. Laura Munoz Lopez, a special assistant...
by Graham Fitzgibbon | Feb 5, 2019 | Briefings
Is Erik Prince Working for China Against US Interests? We begin with the denial by the founder of the mercenary army Blackwater Erik Prince, stating he had “no knowledge” of a training agreement between a company he founded Hong Kong-based Frontier Services...
by Graham Fitzgibbon | Feb 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Trump Angers Iraq’s Leaders and Endangers American Bases We begin with the backlash to President Trump’s announcement that he was keeping U.S. troops at a base in Iraq he described as a “fantastic edifice”, “because I want to be looking a little bit at...
by Graham Fitzgibbon | Feb 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
How Facebook and Google are Killing Digital Journalism We begin with the crisis in digital journalism as the past week has seen a cascade of layoffs at outlets including BuzzFeed, Vice, Huffington Post, McClatchy, and other outlets. We discuss how these digital...
by Graham Fitzgibbon | Jan 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Battle for Venezuela Shifts From the Military to the Spoils of a Bankruptcy We begin with an update from Caracas over the escalating tensions in Venezuela as Maduro’s regime is squeezed between sanctions imposed on Venezuelan oil while Venezuelan assets in...
